Somehow I don’t have the Mailing Lists smart mailbox. I have a number
of smart mailboxes under Examples, but not that one. I’m wondering
which other default smart mailboxes I’m missing. Is there an easy way
to recreate them?
ajk
On 3 Jun 2021, at 1:08, Ethan Schoonover wrote:
**Note:** This message contains a change to prioritize the List-ID
where present and non-gibberish. Probably the best approach. Unless
someone has feedback I'd propose this as the final version. Benny, any
chance you'd consider making this the Mailing List submailbox name
default format string?
-Ethan Schoonover
[email protected]
https://ethanschoonover.com
# Better MailMate Mailing List Submailbox Naming (v3)
## Quick instructions
1. Double click your "Mailing Lists" smart mailbox in MailMate
2. Select the "Submailboxes" tab
3. Copy the following code (this is the same as the **CLEAN VERSION**
snipped below) and paste it into your Mailing Lists > Submailboxes >
Mailbox Name Format field.
Be careful when copying: the string is long and the overflow may be
clipped “off the page.”
```
${list-id.description:?${list-id.description/^[a-z]*\d.*/${subject.blob:?${subject.blob:/capitalize}:${from.name:${list-id.identifier.final-level:?${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:${from.address}}}}/}:${subject.blob:?${subject.blob:/capitalize}:${from.name:${list-id.identifier.final-level:?${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:${from.address}}}}}
```
## Summary
This submailbox string will look for each of the following variables
from the mailing list messages in turn, choosing the first that is
available based on the order presented below.
In the special case of the List ID, these sometimes return a gibberish
(to human eyes) alphanumeric string of characters. In those cases, the
List-ID is not used (technically it is used but regex replaced with
the options from the remainder of the sequence below).
### Options for list naming, in order
1. List ID Description (if not all alphanumerics; if alphanumerics
only, then continue with options below)
2. Subject Blob
3. From Name
4. List ID Identifier (final part)
5. From Address
Below you will find three versions of the code for this mailing list
naming string. The nested version is easy to read, the "commented"
version can be pasted in so you can see how your lists names are being
assigned, and the "clean" version is uncommented and what you will
ultimately want to use.
## Commented Code - Nested format (DO NOT PASTE IN, FOR REFERENCE
ONLY)
```
${list-id.description:?
[[HAS-LISTID]] ${list-id.description/^[a-z]*\d.*/
[[BAD-LISTID]] ${subject.blob:?
[[HAS-SUB-BLOB]] ${subject.blob:/capitalize}:
[[NO-SUB-BLOB]] ${from.name:
[[NO-FROM-NAME]]
${list-id.identifier.final-level:?
[[HAS-LISTID-FINAL]]
${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:
[[NO-LISTID-FINAL]] ${from.address}
}
}
}
/}:
[[NO-LISTID]] ${subject.blob:?
[[HAS-SUB-BLOB]] ${subject.blob:/capitalize}:
[[NO-SUB-BLOB]] ${from.name:
[[NO-FROM-NAME]] ${list-id.identifier.final-level:?
[[HAS-LISTID-FINAL]]
${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:
[[NO-LISTID-FINAL]] ${from.address}
}
}
}
}
```
## Commented
Paste this if you want to see how it works with your lists.
```
${list-id.description:?[[HAS-LISTID]]
${list-id.description/^[a-z]*\d.*/[[BAD-LISTID]]
${subject.blob:?[[HAS-SUB-BLOB]]
${subject.blob:/capitalize}:[[NO-SUB-BLOB]]
${from.name:[[NO-FROM-NAME]]
${list-id.identifier.final-level:?[[HAS-LISTID-FINAL]]
${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:[[NO-LISTID-FINAL]]
${from.address}}}}/}:[[NO-LISTID]] ${subject.blob:?[[HAS-SUB-BLOB]]
${subject.blob:/capitalize}:[[NO-SUB-BLOB]]
${from.name:[[NO-FROM-NAME]]
${list-id.identifier.final-level:?[[HAS-LISTID-FINAL]]
${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:[[NO-LISTID-FINAL]]
${from.address}}}}}
```
## CLEAN VERSION (no comments)
Paste this in if you just want better list names and don't need to see
how it's working.
```
${list-id.description:?${list-id.description/^[a-z]*\d.*/${subject.blob:?${subject.blob:/capitalize}:${from.name:${list-id.identifier.final-level:?${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:${from.address}}}}/}:${subject.blob:?${subject.blob:/capitalize}:${from.name:${list-id.identifier.final-level:?${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:${from.address}}}}}
```
## ORIGINAL MailMate Mailing Lists Subfolder Format String
Paste this in if you want to revert to the original MailMate behavior.
```
${list-id.description:${subject.blob:?${subject.blob:/capitalize}:${list-id.identifier.final-level}}}
```
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